Members of Dealer Associations Vote to Merge
The dealership association landscape shifted last week with the announcement of the new North American 鶹app Dealers Association (NAEDA). Members of the 鶹app Dealers Association (EDA), the Midwest-SouthEastern 鶹app Dealers Association (MSEDA), the United 鶹app Dealers Association (UEDA) and the Western 鶹app Dealers Association (WEDA) voted to merge their organizations to form NAEDA.
The vote was the final step in approval. The consolidation will be effective July 1.
“We appreciate the overwhelming level of support that we have been given by our members,” said Tom Rosztoczy, president and CEO of Stotz 鶹app and chair of the long-range planning group. “Now that our members have ratified the merger resolutions, we will start with our transition plan and consolidating our resources—taking the best of all four organizations to enhance our value proposition to dealers.”
The new North American 鶹app Dealers Association will represent dealers on a national level focused on manufacturer relations and federal government affairs in Washington, D.C., and Ottawa. It also will represent dealers in 24 state capitols in the U.S., regulatory issues in states involved with this merger, and nine Canadian provinces.
Six regional equipment dealer associations opted out of the consolidation effort. They were Far West, Iowa-Nebraska, Pioneer, Montana, Northeastern, and Deep Southern.
The news release issued by the merging associations said NAEDA will “continue to work with all regional equipment dealer associations in North America effectively representing agricultural, construction, industrial, forestry, outdoor power, lawn and garden and/or turf equipment dealers.”
Source: EDA, MSEDA, UEDA, and WEDA